8/20/2020
Abraham“If you could get to heaven by being a good enough person,
then you wouldn’t need Jesus, right?”
Sometimes I ask this question during my outreach
conversations, like one I had recently with a Catholic named Abraham while
shopping at a Target store. Based on a few
of his statements, it seemed to me that Abraham could be described as “a man
after God’s own heart” like King David was, and that he truly loves Jesus.
So I think this question was a bit of a shocker to Abraham,
and I wanted it to be. Though he professes
Jesus as Lord and Savior, Abraham was quick to point to his good works when I
asked on what basis he was saved. For
someone like Abraham, the REASON we are saved – by grace through faith in Jesus
– is often confused with the RESULTS of being saved – doing “good works, which
God prepared in advance for us to do.”
(Ephesians 2:8-10)
The love and gratitude Abraham feels toward Jesus shouldn’t
be hidden from others, and it was his confusion about the role of good works
that can hide the fact that he wants and needs a Savior. I asked this question as a friendly reminder not
to stray from the love he has for Jesus as Savior, before he became confused by
the good works that came into his life when he began to call Him Lord.
Thanks, Abraham, for allowing me to record our
conversation! It can be seen on my
YouTube Channel at https://youtu.be/rvNHmREaL_g
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